{"id":6650,"date":"2026-09-13T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:33:05","slug":"kelowna-family-hub-celebrates-a-decade-of-helping-central-okanagan-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6650","title":{"rendered":"Kelowna Family Hub celebrates a decade of helping Central Okanagan families"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, Sep 13
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\nThe Family Hub celebrated 10 years of support<\/a>ing family wellness<\/a> in the Central Okanagan. Composite photo: (R) Mom Trish and Daughter Emily (L) SD #23 Superintendent Jon Rever.<\/p>\n

The Family Hub marked 10 years of supporting family wellness across the Central Okanagan Thursday<\/p>\n

KCR Community Ree ago as a new model bringing child and family service providers together under one roof<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we opened the Hub 10 years ago, it was a new model for supporting family wellness that strategically aligned child and family service providers to collaboratively deliver services to families in a welcoming and safe space,\u201d said Peter Boyd, a director with Kelowna Community Re<\/p>\n

The Hub’s model focuses on early, or “upstream,” support for children under 12 and their caregivers, built around four pillars: family navigation, drop-in playtime, educational workshops, and baby and life essentials<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch informed the creation of the Hub and it was life experiences and meeting families where they were at, that allowed the Family Hub to blossom<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stats clearly show that the Hub fulfills its mission to truly meet families\u2019 most critical and emergent needs through innovative program<\/a>ing, adaptive services and community collaboration,\u201d Katelin Mitchell, executive director of KCR Community Re<\/p>\n

The program has seen a 19 per cent increase in families accessing its services over the past year, providing 1,026 referrals, 267 workshops, 354 drop-in play sessions, 1,207 food hampers and 2,714 baby and life essential items<\/p>\n

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